# Senior Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure at Stack Machine

- Company: Stack Machine
- What the company does: Stack AV - Revolutionizing Transportation Through AI. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.stackav.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA or Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stackav/jobs/5208820007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/stack-machine-senior-software-engineer-onboard-infrastructure/

## About the role

Join a high-caliber team of experienced software engineers responsible for delivering some of Stack AV's most foundational technology. The team owns Clockwork, Stack's custom-built, high-performance robotics middleware powering production-grade autonomy applications — as well as StackOS, the operating system that underpins the entire vehicle software stack, and the onboard portion of Deploy Manager, which governs how software is delivered and updated on the vehicle itself.

## What they're looking for

- Systems Programming: Proficiency of C++, with deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency models, lock-free data structures, and memory management
- Knowledge of software engineering life cycle and algorithm design principles
- Experience developing high performance software systems, deployed in resource constrained environments, preferably for safety critical applications
- Strong understanding of the POSIX programming environment, Linux, and concurrent programming
- A passion for writing robust, intuitive, and pragmatic production code
- Strong understanding of Networking fundamentals

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